As a thriving North Orange County city, Brea CA real estate lures first-time buyers and current homeowners to its destination with shopping and restaurants, award-wining school district and diverse mix of commercial property. Brea CA entertains over 100,000 visitors a day with stops in locations like the Brea CA Mall, located off the 57 freeway and featuring stores such as Nordstrom, Macy's, the Glen Ivy Day Spa and the adjacent Embassy Suites Hotel.

Birch Street, Brea's downtown district, is loaded with over 50 sprawling acres of shopping and entertainment for visitors and residents. Birch Street's village-like feel is pedestrian friendly and features such eateries, stores and entertainment venues as the Taps Fish House, Old Navy, Tower Books & Music, Pan e Vino Trattoria, the Improv Comedy Club and the Edwards Cinema Complex. Brea CA Boulevard includes City Hall Park, a historical community landmark that hosts the summer Concerts in the Park series and the annual Independence Day Country Fair. City Hall Park was a recent renovation headed by the Brea CA Lions Club. Other shopping attractions, such as the Brea CA Marketplace, Brea CA Gateway Shopping Center, Union Plaza and East Imperial Center encourage residents to shop in Brea CA and keep economic tax dollars within the community.

Known for providing an exceptional lifestyle combined with a booming business and economic structure, the future of Brea CA real estate is bright. Plans for enhancement include a new sports park, a school site and additional housing development. Although plans for new structures are still in the discussion phases, Brea CA values the revitalization of existing properties in the city, including historic restorations and preservations.

Located just 35 miles outside of Los Angeles, Brea CA offers residents and visitors easy access to Los Angeles as well as other great cities like Fullerton, Anaheim, La Habra, Placentia, and Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Bisecting the city from north to south is the Orange Freeway (57), which provides access to the Riverside Freeway (91) and the Pomona and San Bernardino Freeways, the 60 and 10 respectively. Six airports are nearby, including Orange County, Ontario and LAX, as well as five hospitals and three Amtrak stations.

In addition to ease of transportation to area cities, the economy in Brea CA is stronger than ever. The diverse business sector includes industries like manufacturing, service, retail and distribution as well as many professional corporations.

Brea CA real estate offers future residents anything from quaint 1920s neighborhoods to modern single-family homes, luxury homes and condos and even five mobile home parks. Home prices start in the mid-$400,000 range. One subdivision, the Ash Street Cottages, is home to 96 single-family homes with Victorian and Craftsman architecture, all set in a pedestrian-friendly community. Six hundred twenty-five new homes are also now complete at a newer subdivision called Olinda Heights.

The city of Brea CA prides itself on having an outstanding police department as well as diverse medical facility options for its residents. For example, the St. Jude Regional Medical Center is the most respected and technologically advanced hospitals in all of Southern California. Widely recognized for success in cardiology and extensive rehabilitation, St. Jude has more than 600 of the area's best physicians on staff. In addition, Brea CA was one of the first cities in Orange County to implement recycling in 1989.

Education is also a high priority in Brea, and 80% of Brea's high school seniors go on to attend college each year. Students in the Brea CA education system score above the 90th percentile in state and national competency tests. The Brea CA Olinda Unified School District houses six elementary schools, one junior high school, and two high schools. Touting state of the art computer technology for student use, Brea CA Olinda High School also includes a professional arts center and complete athletic facilities. For more information about Brea CA real estate and homes for sale, contact the real estate professionals of Sinclair, Realtors at 714-696-5277 today.